Software Engineer – Hardware Development

Optiver’s hardware research, development, and manufacturing team, based in Austin, builds some of the world’s fastest and most competitive trading systems. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a software engineer to help develop the OS and software that powers our custom hardware.

This role spans everything from low-level hardware integration to collaborating with infrastructure teams that manage production systems and traders who configure them to fit their specific needs. While we primarily use Python and Linux, you’ll also encounter a diverse tech stack including TCL, C, C++, ASM, VHDL, and DSLs across platforms from x64 servers to embedded cores.

What you’ll do :

As Software Engineer, your key responsibilities include :

• Designing and maintaining the OS and software stack behind our trading hardware
• Building and supporting Python-based interface layers to control and monitor hardware systems
• Developing software for STM processors embedded on prototype boards
• Managing and supporting a fleet of hardware systems in a live production environment
• Collaborating closely with hardware, infrastructure, and trading teams to ensure seamless system performance
• Contributing to infrastructure automation and transitioning into embedded development and low-level hardware logic over time

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Who we are :

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency, and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

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